Pretty-Hot.com

You are here: Home / Archives for Mystery

SO WE LIE by Willow Rose

SO WE LIE by Willow Rose

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This book kept me guessing, and I couldn’t put it down. It held me glued to the pages until the surprising end!- Goodreads reviewer
What do we do when the truth hurts too much?
Fresh out of the national academy – mother of two – FBI profiler Eva Rae Thomas is in over her head on her first assignment in multi-million-copy bestselling author Willow Rose’s breath-taking mystery.
When the mother of two, Arlene Wood, crashes her car against a tree at four in the morning, the case seems pretty straightforward.
But evidence found in the remains of the car soon raises the question of whether this was really an accident.
Shortly after, her husband is taken in and later convicted of having murdered his wife.

But many questions remain unanswered.
Why was Arlene driving in the middle of the night?
Why did she leave the house, her husband, and her sleeping children, get into her car, and drive away?
Was she meeting someone?
A friend?
A lover?
A killer?
Six years later, Special Agent Eva Rae Thomas is new on the job when she stumbles upon something that suddenly blows this case wide open.
But can she persuade anyone to reopen the case even when the husband has admitted that he is guilty?
And will she be able to do it in time before this killer strikes again?
This mystery novel is the prequel to the #1 bestselling Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Series.
The Eva Rae Thomas Mystery series has more than 15,000 five-star reviews on Goodreads!

Buy the book, and follow the author on social media:

Get This Mystery Book.

Learn more about the writer. Visit the Author’s Website.

Visit the Author’s Facebook Fan Page.

Visit the Author’s Twitter page.

[Read more…]

The Skulls of Malgrange – Book 2 of the Edward Tyrington Mysteries by Joni Swift

The Skulls of Malgrange – Book 2 of the Edward Tyrington Mysteries by Joni Swift

France and Prussia – 1863, When someone close to Edward Tyrington is murdered, he is charged with finding the murderer and bringing them to justice. The murky path to catch the criminal leads him through the borderlands of France and Prussia, two countries on the brink of war.

With the resourceful Catherine Briggs and her suspicious Uncle by his side, Edward uncovers a secret plot that will tilt the playing field of war for decades to come. Edward and Catherine must foil the plan, and evade the assassins trying to stop them. This is the second book in the Edward Tyrington Mysteries. The first book is The Bones of Santorini, available at Amazon.

Buy the book, and follow the author on social media:

Get This Mystery Book.

Learn more about the writer. Visit the Author’s Website.

Visit the Author’s Facebook Fan Page.

[Read more…]

Skeletons In the Closet: The Paisley Detective Files (Book 2) by Alan Wade Hounshell

Skeletons In the Closet: The Paisley Detective Files (Book 2) by Alan Wade Hounshell

The Paisley Hunter Detective Files: The Butcher, The Takers, And The Money Makers
BUY BOOK 1
Deep in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge (RRG) lies a cabin — a cabin that houses missing pregnant teens whose newborns are sold for large sums of money. A serial killer, known as the Butcher, with a lust for human flesh collaborates with the Black Market Syndicate (BMS) to dispose of any girls who are not sold after giving birth.

Retired Chicago Police Detective Paige Hunter has recently moved to Wolfe County, Kentucky with her 15-year-old daughter to start a new life after being diagnosed with MS and losing her husband. Within a week of opening up her ice cream shop, she is pulled into the homicide of a teen who recently gave birth and has escaped from some place in the RRG. As Paisley digs deeper, she’ll find out that the BMS is bigger than just Kentucky and her husband’s death is connected to them. To find the truth, she’ll have to take on the Butcher, The Takers, and The Money Makers.
​
​
Still recovering from her first confrontation with the Black Market Syndicate (a ruthless global crime organization) and almost being killed by a cannibalistic serial killer, Paisley Hunter, a retired former CPD Detective, now a private detective and consultant for the Kentucky State Police, continues to deal with a multitude of cases, her multiple sclerosis symptoms, and her buried emotional issues that test her limits. Paisley is not the only one with issues as her daughter Kansas begins to address her post-traumatic stress associated with the Butcher ordeal, which has lately been causing her to hallucinate and feel extremely on edge.

Life becomes chaotic when a mysterious woman appears out of nowhere, claiming she is Paisley’s sister. On top of familial stress, Paisley and her state police detective boyfriend are taking on counterfeiters and a serial killer strangling and crucifying women across the United States. There are many twists and turns as things unfold and secrets are revealed, indicating everyone has a skeleton in their closet.

Who is this mysterious woman claiming to be Paisley’s sister, and what are her intentions? Who’s behind the counterfeiting operation, and why would anyone want it near Fester, Kentucky? Will the Tree Crucifixion Killer (TCK) continue to leave a trail of strangled, crucified women in forests?

Buy the book, and follow the author on social media:

Get This Mystery Book.

Learn more about the writer. Visit the Author’s Website.

Visit the Author’s Facebook Fan Page.

[Read more…]

Past Storm and Fire by Christy Nicholas

About Past Storm and Fire by Christy Nicholas

Escape can embolden your soul – or destroy it.

Val Masterson created Vigdis in order to escape the drudgery of her life. Instead, Vigdis starts living it.

Val and Karl’s house is destroyed by a hurricane and her husband reveals he can’t have children. These catalysts inspire her to write a historical romance novel set in Iceland, rife with sorcery, sexy Vikings, a big family, and a volcano. Val’s dreams reveal historical details she can’t possibly know, details which prove to be factual, which both frightens and intrigues her.

Her obsession with writing puts a strain on her already troubled marriage, but she’s terrified of being on her own. In her novel, Val becomes Vigdis. She evades two amorous brothers and their sorcerous, drunken father. The brothers fight a duel, forcing her to make a very public choice between them. Their father refuses to bide by her choice and tries to use black magic to enchant her. A volcanic eruption throws their entire world into ash and fire.
The line between past and present grow blurred as Vigdis lives everything Val dreams of – true love, children, and family. An attractive Icelandic professor of history helps Val investigate the history behind her visions, but her husband draws the line – give up her writing or he’ll leave. Val must decide whether to resurrect the shambles of her marriage or take her chance in Iceland to discover if her dreams truly do come from the past.

Can she find vicarious solace and satisfaction in her fictional creation? Or will the escape take over and subsume her?

Buy the book, and follow the author on social media:
Learn more about the writer. Visit the Author’s Website.
Get This Fiction Book From Amazon.
Visit the Author’s Facebook Fan Page.
Visit the Author’s Twitter page.

[Read more…]